Si bien las estadísticas oficiales no estarán disponibles hasta junio, de acuerdo a las últimas proyecciones suministradas por la OMC, el COVID-19 agravará aún más una tendencia que ya era desalentadora para el comercio de mercancías. Ello surge de los datos del barómetro de la OMC sobre el comercio internacional. Desde noviembre de 2019 se verifica la baja de indicadores tales como los índices de transporte marítimo de contenedores (94,8) y de mate rias primas agrícolas (90,9), así como por el estancamiento del índice de productos de la industria del automóvil (100,0).

The CORES project focuses on “measuring firms vulnerability in developing countries to the shock of Covid-19″. It is directed by Leila Baghdadi (ESSEC Tunis) and Mohamed Ali Marouani (UMR D&S, IRD and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), in collaboration with Lisa Chauvet (DIAL / LEDA team, IRD and Université Paris-Dauphine) and Majdi Hassen ( ESSEC Tunis).

Les efforts de convergence et d'intégration entrepris par les différentes communautés économiques régionales et les objectifs de la Zone de Libre Echange Continentale Africaine (ZLECAf) visent à créer un seul marché continental des biens et services, d'établir la libre circulation des opérateurs économiques. Ces avantages vont modifier le paysage commercial intra-africain et ce, avec l'expansion des réseaux de chaines d'approvisionnement associées aux exportations et aux importations sur tout le continent.
 

L’Afrique de l’Ouest est jusqu’ici relativement épargnée par la pandémie. Non seulement la propagation de la maladie y est beaucoup plus lente que dans la plupart des autres régions du monde, mais le nombre de décès y est aussi nettement plus réduit. Cependant, avec la récente exacerbation de la propagation de l’épidémie, un certain nombre de voix se font entendre pour réclamer un durcissement des restrictions imposées aux déplacements des populations, voire un confinement total des pays.

The main objective of this project is to analyse the effects of COVID-19 on international trade and recommend post-recovery strategies in Kenya taking into consideration the opportunities offered by the African Continental Free Trade Area. The research is particularly important for policymakers since Kenya has had the 8th highest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Africa, respectively, as of 9th May 2021. The country is also among the top 10 economies in Africa by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and total trade (exports and imports).

Recent trends in GDP growth in Africa reveal that despite sustained growth over a long period of time, there has been no significant decline in poverty or increase in employment. In most African countries, the decline in agricultural activity has not been replaced with more focus on the industrial sector.

This is a summary of economic crises from a History of Economic Thought perspective. It also contains information on COVID-19 in Kenya alongside its economic impact. Lastly, the presentation is meant to arouse questions and solutions to the current recession that has been caused by COVID-19.
 

The corona virus shocked everyone, from private institutions to governments. It presented a dual crisis which had not been experienced before, a health crisis and an economic one. The effects of the former would likely be signicficant in the short term while the effects of the latter are likely to be felt in the long term. The country and regional idiosyncrasies implies that some regions will experience a much greater shock than others. Whilst COVID19 is a global pandemic, this article discusses the challenges and opportunities that this crisis presents for Africa.